What do we use cookies for?

The main cookies we use are called "session" cookies. These allow us to see how many people are currently using the site and to help logged-in users, e.g. those editing content, to navigate sensibly from page to page. We also use cookies from Google Analytics to help us analyse the use of the site. These do not collect any personal information.

A tracking cookie from another website may sometimes be downloaded, for example, when you visit a page with an embedded YouTube video. We do not use cookies which deliver advertisements, collect information about your browsing habits, or pass any personal data onto third parties. However, you can still refuse these cookies if you want to by disabling “third-party” cookies in your browser.

There are also some 'external' links which leave the site completely, such as the social networking options at the bottom of each page. We do not take responsibility for any cookies that may be downloaded once you click one of those.

Which cookies do we use?

Below is a list of cookies that may be downloaded by this site, depending on which pages you visit.

Cookie

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PHPSESSID

The PHPSESSID cookie is native to PHP and enables websites to store serialised state data. It is used to establish a user session and to pass state data via a temporary cookie, which is commonly referred to as a session cookie.

__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmt, __utmz

These are all downloaded by Google Analytics. They allow us to see when and how many times a page has been visited.

__cfduid

This cookie is downloaded by the security provider CloudFlare and is used to speed up page loading. It also overrides security restrictions your device has a trusted IP address.

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, PREF

These cookies are downloaded when you visit a page with a YouTube link.